Dear readers of the Hacettepe Journal of Biology and Chemistry,
We are pleased to introduce you the second issue of Hacettepe Journal of Biology and Chemistry in 2008. This issue is composed of 8 papers authored by a distinguished group of scientists. The papers in this issue of the Hacettepe J. Biol. & Chem. present some of the leading techniques of biology and chemistry as they apply to biomolecular structure and processes important in the life sciences.